It’s Too Dangerous to Teach Beginners Leg Locks | Stress Test #004

It’s Too Dangerous to Teach Beginners Leg Locks | Stress Test #004

Leg locks have a reputation for being too dangerous for beginners. But is avoiding them actually making beginners safer, or just leaving them unprepared?

In this episode, Nick Kugelman and Jacen Flynn stress test one of jiu-jitsu’s longest-running debates...when should students learn leg locks?

We break down what actually makes leg locks dangerous, whether heel hooks deserve different rules, catch-and-release training, when beginners should be allowed to use submissions live, and the responsibility coaches have to build safe training partners.

Should beginners be protected from leg locks, or taught how to deal with them from day one?

SYSTEM Jiu-Jitsu | Meridian, Idaho